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No.038· Kanto, GEN I
Fox Pokémon

Ninetales

Fire
Japaneseキュウコンkyuukon
Chinese (Simplified):九尾jiǔ wěiKorean:나인테일nainteil9 languages
HEIGHT1.1 m
WEIGHT19.9 kg
CATCH075 / 255
ABILITIESFlash Fire · Drought*

Evolution

2 forms · linear chain
VulpixVulpixNo.037use Fire StoneNinetalesNinetalesNo.038

Forms

2

Alolan forms

Base stats

Total505
HP073
ATTACK076
DEFENSE075
SP. ATK081
SP. DEF100
SPEED100
Natures →Stat rankings →

Weaknesses and type matchups

Ninetales is weak to Water, Ground, and Rock moves.

×2
WATERGROUNDROCK
×½
FIREGRASSICEBUGSTEELFAIRY
×1
NORMALELECTRICFIGHTINGPOISONFLYINGPSYCHICGHOSTDRAGONDARK
Full type chart →

Pokédex entry

19 versions

The coat of gleaming golden fur is quite magnificent. This species is said to store sacred power in its nine long tails and to live for a millennium.

Ninetales in Japanese, Chinese, Korean and other languages

9 languages
Japanese
キュウコンkyuukon
Chinese (Simplified)
九尾jiǔ wěi
Korean
나인테일nainteil
Chinese (Traditional)
九尾jiǔ wěi
French
Feunard
German
Vulnona
Spanish
Ninetales
Italian
Ninetales
English
Ninetales
All 1,025 Pokémon names in 9 languages

What Ninetales’s name means

nine in 4 languages

3 languages build the name from nine + tail.

  1. English

    Ninetales

    nine

    tail

  2. Chinese

    九尾jiǔ wěi

    九jiǔnine

    尾wěitail

  3. Korean

    나인테일nainteil

    nineEnglish

    tailEnglish

In the other languages

  1. Japanese

    キュウコンkyuukon

    九kyuunine

  2. French

    Feunard

    feufire

    renardfox

  3. German

    Vulnona

    vulpesLatinfox

Spanish and Italian use the English name. Pokémon names are never officially explained. These are the readings most widely agreed on.

Where to find Ninetales

17 games

Scarlet · Violet

  • Kitakami Tera Raid Battle Lv. 75

Every Pokémon in Scarlet · Violet →Route map →

Moves Ninetales learns

59 moves

TM · 51

TM001Take DownTM002CharmTM003Fake TearsTM004AgilityTM007ProtectTM017Confuse RayTM024Fire SpinTM025FacadeTM029HexTM030SnarlTM032SwiftTM038Flame Charge